Adept Quattro shows off terrifying speed, robotic precision (video)

See that blur in the image above? That'll be the Adept Quattro, a machine claiming the title of being the world's fastest industrial pick and place robot. On the evidence of today's video, we're not going to argue. Being demonstrated as part of the first National Robotics Week, the Quattro took on a WiiMote-controlled moving platform and still effortlessly conducted its job at a pace that would make even Usain Bolt feel inadequate. The person controlling the platform tries his best to confuse the machine with rapid changes of direction, but whatever he does, the chips are placed and removed from their repositories with unerring precision. Go past the break to see the Quattro in action.

[wahwahwuh Posted Apr 19th 2010 11:28AM]

Am i the only one noticing that the video has been sped up? Seems kinda dumb to care about how fast it is, when it's not actually that fast, duh.

[ihve2cuties Posted Apr 19th 2010 11:35AM]

My shopping list for the time when all goes down .... A high powered taser a water cannon and a baseball bat or possibly a wrecking ball

[INsano Posted Apr 19th 2010 2:36PM]

@ihve2cuties You'll have to do a lot better than that my pretty. Think of the unbelivably adept display of dexterity you've just watched. You think KROF(killer robots of the future) won't be able to dodge a wrecking ball or a baseball bat? You've misunderstood the game and will be one of the first to die.

[Atkins Posted Apr 20th 2010 2:53AM]

@ihve2cuties You are mistaking Terminators with Zombies. Different tools apply.

[zevobh Posted Apr 19th 2010 1:02PM]

run for the hills!

[Atkins Posted Apr 20th 2010 2:55AM]

@zevobh Under the hills. Deep, deep under the hills.

[ChaskaCF Posted Apr 19th 2010 2:13PM]

thats how fast they are going to destroy our cities and conquer our planet.

[shoxite Posted Apr 19th 2010 3:08PM]

Thats the craziest thing I have ever seen! I mean really? haha. We're doomed.

[Weiman Posted Apr 19th 2010 4:42PM]

Cool but not new, ABB launched the first commercial delta robot in 1999..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHuDvVa7mkw

[randomrobotics Posted Apr 22nd 2010 6:07PM]

@Weiman Yep, driven by Adept controls
http://www.allbusiness.com/company-activities-management/product-management/6692006-1.html

[ColonelKernel Posted Apr 19th 2010 8:15PM]

If the manipulating arm was also receiving commands from the Wiimote then this is still impressive coordination, but nothing mindblowing.

[Girish Posted Apr 19th 2010 8:47PM]

Wow